Earlier today (US time) President Barack Obama made a huge move when he publicly endorsed same-sex marriage, and his announcement on Twitter is close to passing 50,000 retweets.

Obama’s team is particularly digital media savvy and, as is so often the case with his announcements, the corresponding tweet has been retweeted left, right and center. It easily passed the maximum ’50+’ RT counter that Twitter displays for tweets but you can keep up with the live tally thanks to retweetingobama.com.

This screenshot is taken less than 7 hours after the tweet was sent, and it’s now closing in on 50,000 RTs – astonishing.